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The most common type of multiple pregnancy. Fraternal twins occur when two different eggs are fertilized by different sperm. Because these types of siblings do not share any of the exact genetic material, they will be no more alike than siblings born at separate times.

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How do you use the word fraternal in a sentence?

"Frat brats" belong to a fraternal organization. A sorority is for girls, a fraternity is for boys. Is his relationship fraternal? Fratricide is the word that describes the murder of a fraternal sibling.


Can you have a sibling one month older then you?

Only if they are a half sibling by a different mother or adopted. Also there have been cases of a fraternal twin being delivered a month or so before the sibling due to medical issues.


How many sibling does Ashton Kutcher have?

He has a fraternal twin brother named Micheal Kutcher and an older sister named Tausha Kutcher.


Is identical twins are more closely related than tyhe fraternal twins?

Yes. Identical twins started out as one egg and one sperm cell and are genetically identical. Fraternal twins come from two eggs and two sperm cells and are no more closely related than any other sibling.


What is a sentence with fraternal in it?

He was fraternal to me until we fought badly. This is an example of the word fraternal.


Why might genetically identical twins have different phenotype?

This is because fraternal twins are simply two full siblings that happen to share the womb at the same time. There is no more reason for fraternal twins to be the same than there is for any brother/sister, brother/brother or sister/sister sibling set to be the same.


Write sentences with fraternal?

He extends his hand for the fraternal clasp.


When was Fraternal Order of Owls created?

Fraternal Order of Owls was created in 1904.


When was Canadian Fraternal Association created?

Canadian Fraternal Association was created in 1891.


When was Croatian Fraternal Union created?

Croatian Fraternal Union was created in 1894.


What are unidentical twins called?

How do fraternal twins form? Answer one egg from each ovary is fertilized.


What percentage of twins are fraternal?

There is no precise percentage of fraternal or identical twins but it is estimated that 2/3 of all twins are fraternal where as 1/3 of twins are identical.